Game-wheel



(No Model.)

W. DENNINGS.

GAME WHEEL.

Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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WILLIAM DENNINGS, OF NATIONAL MILITARY HOME, DAYTON, OHIO.

GAME-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,372, dated October27,1885.

Application filed August 7, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM DENNINGS, a citizen of the United States,residing at National Military Home, Dayton, in the county of Montgomeryand State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inGame Wheels; and I do hereby declare that the following isafull, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention relates to improvements in a patented game-wheel for whichLetters Patent were issued to me on the 23d day of May, A. D. 1882, andnumbered 258,387; and said improvements consist of a bell-alarm and adial with a hand, in combination with the opera tive parts, as will befully hereinafter set forth. The objects are to more readily expose thenumbers to view and to indicate any movement of the machine by thealarnrbell. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which the figure is a front elevation of thegame wheel with portions removed to exhibit the intenor.

A is the base, to which is attached the hollow casing D. To the base isattached a rectangular block, N, and to the front and rear surfaces, atthe center of the block, are attached posts I).

P is a shaft to which the wheel B and cogwheel S are rigidly attached.This shaft has bearings within the aforesaid parts. The near end of theshaft is flattened, and to it is attached the pointer L.

K is a dial-platea part of which only is shown-which is attached to thecase, and has a series of numbers in definite spaces about its edge,over which may be placed a glass. The pawl E is provided with teeth toengage the wheel S, and is pivoted to the post b. The

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lever F or pull is pivoted to the pawl, and between a pin on the innerend and the case, in which it has a bearing, is a spiral spring, G. Thisspring throws the pawl out of contact with the cog-wheel. On the innersurface of the pawl is a pin, O, (shown by a circular dotted line,)which engages the lever H, which carries the bell-hammer. This lever issup ported on a pivot in a bearing resting on the block N. Beneath ahorizontal projection of this lever is placed a spiral coil, I, or otherspring, to hold the hammer out of contact with the bell J, which is heldon a post attached to the case at the top. The leverpasses through anorifice near the top of the case and the backward movement is arrestedthereby.

In the operation of the machine the wheel B is rotated by drawing thepull outwardly and bringing the pawl in contact with the cog-v wheel.The pull is then released, and the spiral spring will cause the pawl torelease itself from the cog-wheel, which will have the effect to revolvethe wheel upon its axis. The backward movement caused by the recoil ofthe spring, causes the pin of the pawl to engage the lever, and therebythe bell is struck, and the wheel is caused to rotate, thereby carryingthe hand over the dial to some number marked thereon.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat-- cut, is

In a game-wheel, the combination of the pawl E, with teeth and pin 0,the wheel S, pointer L, and dial, the pull F, with spiral spring, leverH, spring I, and bell, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM DENNINGS.

Witnesses:

B. PIOKERING, G. A. WALIMIRE.

